Apple, Think Secret settle lawsuit — PRESS RELEASE: Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive solution for both sides. As part of the confidential settlement, no sources were revealed and Think Secret will no longer be published.

Who Will Be The First Tech President? Help Us Endorse A Candidate — Our series of podcasts and interviews with the 2008 presidential candidates continue - so far we've spoken to Barack Obama, John McCain, John Edwards, Mitt Romney and Mike Gravel. We are in active scheduling discussions with all of the remaining candidates.

Yahoo in Huge Mobile Search Deal — Yahoo nets a 16-country Web services pact with America Movil. — NEW YORK (Reuters)—Internet company Yahoo and Latin America's top mobile phone company America Movil said on Thursday they have struck a deal to provide mobile Web services to 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Yahoo! Found Guilty of Mass Copyright Infringement — After being hounded by the IFPI since April 2006, Yahoo! China - partly owned by one the world's most prominent internet businesses, Yahoo! - today had its music search (via deep linking) deemed illegal by a Beijing Court …

Vista sets 2007 land-speed record for copying and deleting — It's been almost nine months since we first reported on Windows Vista's inability to copy, delete and move files without stalling indefinitely, and yet the problem continues. — Screenshots relayed this week by two Reg readers say it better than we ever could.

Apple designs next generation iPod Boombox — A new patent filed by Apple describes a next generation digital device called the iPod Boombox, or simply the Boombox. Proof of the Cupertino-based company's plans surfaced today in a patent published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office …

Standoff hits a sour chord with gamers — Guitar Hero's Activision takes a hard line in controller fight with Rock Band maker Harmonix — It's shaping up as a blue Christmas for some fans of the popular videogame Rock Band. — Game maker Harmonix Music Systems Inc. of Cambridge …

Digg's Design Dilemma Redux — Digg continues to improve their interface to counteract gaming. The evolution of the site over the last year is a good design lesson for anybody working on social web apps. — Back in Sep 2006, the social news site Digg was coming under massive scrutiny …